Over 43,000 victims of South Sudan‘s war have fled to Kenya, but hunger has followed them. A report from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) says that 24 percent of arriving child refugees under five were suffering from acute malnutrition.
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A group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are calling for international pressure on South Sudan‘s leadership to end the nine-month civil war. A statement from the group was released yesterday ahead of a United Nations meeting.
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Food aid and improved crop production has spared South Sudan from famine, despite on ongoing conflict. However, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warns that by no means is the crisis over.
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UNICEF sent out a warning today that “tens of thousands of children under the age of five remain at risk of malnutrition-related death in South Sudan.” The war in South Sudan, between the government and opposition groups, has destroyed food supplies and internally displaced 1.4 million people.
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Imagine you are a humanitarian aid worker in war-torn South Sudan. You’re in a remote area of the country where people have fled for their lives. They are starving.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry today warned that South Sudan is on the brink of famine. War between the South Sudanese government and opposition forces has destroyed food supplies, threatening millions with starvation.
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War victims from South Sudan have fled by the thousands to neighboring Kenya. These refugees have been receiving life-saving food aid at camps from the UN World Food Programme (WFP). But now tragically those food rations will be cut starting in August.
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More than 100,000 refugees from South Sudan have poured into neighboring Uganda. However, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reports that food supplies are running out at camps for these war victims.
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As children starve in South Sudan, UNICEF is short on funds to provide them the life-saving treatment they desperately need.
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South Sudan today marked the 3rd anniversary of its independence. For the citizens of the country, many who are displaced and starving, there was nothing to celebrate.
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Author William Lambers 